In the mid-19th Century, the United States saw the rise and fall of the Know Nothing party.

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The widely hailed novelistic style of HBO's The Wire saw story arcs rise and fall across series.

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At the other end of the scale, Zimbabwe saw its GDP fall and mortality rise.

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For the past decade, they saw their costs rise, their incomes fall, and too many jobs go overseas.

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The two World Wars saw the fall of old imperial powers and the rise of new nation states, usually now as republics, with new currencies.

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The survey found that 18% of firms saw orders rise, while 34% recorded a fall, and manufacturers also said that the decline in export orders increased.

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Platinum saw a fall in the net-long position held by speculators and palladium a rise.

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